Section 1601-E. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article shall have the meanings given to them in this subarticle unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Department." The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the Commonwealth.
"Fund." The Oil and Gas Lease Fund. (Def. amended Oct. 30, 2017, P.L.725, No.44)
"Marcellus well." An active production well certified by the Department of Environmental Protection as a well from which gas from the Marcellus Shale formation, as determined by the United States Geological Survey, was extracted during the fiscal year, including wells on Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth land.
(1601-E added Oct. 9, 2009, P.L.537, No.50)